The Perfect Family

With So Much to Hide

By: Ann Sullivan, Tim Sullivan

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

…until you looked beneath the surface, and the ugly, hidden realities appeared.

How is it possible for two utterly broken people to survive a marriage and build a family while fraught with deep wounds from the past and often crippling stresses from the present? Especially when hidden agendas are at work, and power and control patterns run the show?

The Sullivans were seen as “the perfect family” by most people in their community and church family. Ann was known as a stellar mom, and Tim, a successful farmer, landowner, and premier home builder. Beneath the surface lay serious conflicts, painful memories, and long patterns of deception.

As years passed and six daughters were born, more marriage and family tensions surfaced as underlying issues from childhood sexual abuse were exposed along with bulimia, suicide, long-term drug use, and a gambling addiction.
How the Sullivans’ lives headed for a serious crash, only to be turned around through a dramatic series of events, is a story that will shock you…but in the end, inspire you to believe.

There is hope for every one of us and for every marriage and family, as told in this love story recounted with raw honesty.

Raw, Real, and Rooted in Faith

I met Ann and Tim during what I thought was a simple conversation about buying a laptop but God clearly had bigger plans. From the start, there was an easy, genuine connection, and I soon learned they had written The Perfect Family. This book/audiobook is a raw, honest, and faith-led journey through real life, showing God’s grace, love, and constant presence even when life feels messy and imperfect. Their story is sometimes heartbreaking, always hopeful, and deeply relatable. While every faith journey is different, so many of their moments, thoughts, and emotions rang true for me. Listen with an open heart. You may find yourself learning, reflecting, and even hearing God whisper to you, just as I did. Thank you, Ann and Tim, for your honesty and for sharing your beautiful love for Jesus and each other. - Belkys Stallings